Request: Give glaive appearance options to scythes

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Rhifox
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Request: Give glaive appearance options to scythes

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The halberd has several glaive appearance options. These are models that involve a curved sword-like blade at the tip of the shaft. I propose that these appearance options also be added to the scythe.

The reason for this request is that, frankly, scythes are an incredibly dumb weapon. They are a farming implement that is incredibly unwieldy to use in combat. But there is a type of scythe that is a viable combat weapon: the war scythe. The war scythe is essentially the blade part of the scythe turned so that it faces vertically instead of horizontally.

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Adding the glaive appearance options to scythes would allow scythe-users to replicate war scythes.

There is also the fauchard, which is an evolution of the war scythe with an even closer resemblance to glaives.

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Re: Request: Give glaive appearance options to scythes

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Truth be told, the scythe is a weapon that I never really tried making a build around because it looks edgy as heck
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Re: Request: Give glaive appearance options to scythes

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I could get behind this, even though I don't use scythes.

Then again, I prefer more realistic weapon designs on the whole, and can't stand the Kit Rae wannabee monstrosities that are so prevalent in fantasy games.
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Re: Request: Give glaive appearance options to scythes

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Totally support this idea. I am all for giving weapons and armors more realistic and practical looks instead of just fancy fantasy options.
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Re: Request: Give glaive appearance options to scythes

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I'd love this, tbh. Scythes are...an odd weapon. Like a spoon, but sharper. It'd be nice to give them a more weaponized appearance.
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Re: Request: Give glaive appearance options to scythes

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